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. ♪ >>> secretary of commerce gary lock came to the conference to show the obama administration's support for small business. he is here with us to tell us a little bit about his announcement. secretary lock, thanks so much for coming on the program. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> tell me a little bit about this big announcement, you're opening an office of innovation and entrepreneur ship. >> we help to believe entrepreneurs in this country who for the last 25 years were responsible for virtually all the net new jobs in america. companies less than five years old in the last 25 years responsible for virtually all of the net new jobs in america. we need to really help them lead this economic recovery. that's why it's really important that we have an office reporting directly to me with also an advisory counsel of entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and others to really help drive policies, devise policies and what we can do to really unleash the entrepreneurial spirit in america. >> we have questions coming in, people coming on the show all the time. what they say is i
. ♪ >>> secretary of commerce gary lock came to the conference to show the obama administration's support for small business. he is here with us to tell us a little bit about his announcement. secretary lock, thanks so much for coming on the program. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> tell me a little bit about this big announcement, you're opening an office of innovation and entrepreneur ship. >> we help to believe entrepreneurs in this country who for the last 25...
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why is obama selling that by his inaction? he doesn't seem to believe in it any more. >> i don't know that you can, at this point. given all the rhetoric, government inaction as a distraction. can you defend putting government back to work, people back to work. you can defend building a bridge. you can talk about the fact that the whole interstate highway system in this country was done by government. a president who decided we could go to the moon. that was done by government. government now needs to step into this economy, and to spend more while having a long-term deficit reduction plan tied to the pace of recovery. that's what any economist would say, that's what jim cramer was saying a minute ago. instead we this this mythology and i think it may be a self-serving mythology. i think the republicans may want to wreck the economy, make it even worse, assuming that's their road to the white house. >> i don't know what their motivation is i've been told by people their stockholders would kick them out of their ceo jobbes if t
why is obama selling that by his inaction? he doesn't seem to believe in it any more. >> i don't know that you can, at this point. given all the rhetoric, government inaction as a distraction. can you defend putting government back to work, people back to work. you can defend building a bridge. you can talk about the fact that the whole interstate highway system in this country was done by government. a president who decided we could go to the moon. that was done by government. government...
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president obama is reportedly canceling part of his asian trip for next week. and he's blaming the tea party for insisting on scaling back health care to get this government running. >> they will get their social security check. >> reporter: but mothers and children are lost food assistance. the cdc is no longer monitoring flu. hawaii is losing $50,000 a day because the uss arizona is closed. >> it's a it disappointment. >> reporter: workers are getting rid of perishable food. >> even for hurricanes and tsunamis, i've never seen it this bad. >> reporter: 800 civilians furloughed at camp lejeune. >> that's money out of their pocket. >> reporter: with national parks closed, this california class had to cancel their camping trip. >> i was sad because i really liked the trip last year. and i wanted to go again this year. >> the joint resolution is not agreed to. >> reporter: in washington, votes that failed tuesday are scheduled again today to fund parks, museums, veteran services and washington, d.c. only. democrats insist they won't do it piece meal. president ob
president obama is reportedly canceling part of his asian trip for next week. and he's blaming the tea party for insisting on scaling back health care to get this government running. >> they will get their social security check. >> reporter: but mothers and children are lost food assistance. the cdc is no longer monitoring flu. hawaii is losing $50,000 a day because the uss arizona is closed. >> it's a it disappointment. >> reporter: workers are getting rid of perishable...
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that's the most since president obama took office. however, the poll shows that the president has a comfortable lead against a generic candidate by 3 points and looking at specific matchups which mean nothing now but why not he would top mitt romney, 47-40 and in the hypothetical with sarah palin, look at this new margin, the president would win by 22 points. >>> president obama and business leaders are pledging to work together to repair the economy and their sometimes strained relationship. meeting for nearly five hours yesterday in a closed door session at the blair house with 20 ceos, the president declared i want to dispel any notion that we want to inhibit your success. that's according to a source in the room which included the heads of google, ge and american express. the president also reportedly discussed a range of issues with the executives and group reached agreements on goals like expanding american export, improving education and reducing the budget deficit. but in terms of specifics, it appears no formal consensus was
that's the most since president obama took office. however, the poll shows that the president has a comfortable lead against a generic candidate by 3 points and looking at specific matchups which mean nothing now but why not he would top mitt romney, 47-40 and in the hypothetical with sarah palin, look at this new margin, the president would win by 22 points. >>> president obama and business leaders are pledging to work together to repair the economy and their sometimes strained...
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president obama's seconds term now underway. as mandated by the constitution. the president was officially sworn no office on january 20th, less than 24 hours ago. john roberts administered the oath during a private ceremony at the white house. unlike four years ago, this time they got it right. no do over needed. the ceremonies coincide with the national holiday of dr. martin luther king. president obama will be sworn in with two bibles, one owned by martin luther king jr. and the other by abraham lincoln. the president and his family will attend a private prayer service at st. john's church across the street from the white house. at 10:00, the president heads to the white house to have coffee with congressional leaders. then at 11:55 a.m., the main vent. president obama will take the oath of office with the help of chief justice john roberts. today is expected to take on a less than euphoric tone of four years ago yet they're still going to hit on familiar themes like overcoming the bitter political divide in washington. senior obama adviser offered this prev
president obama's seconds term now underway. as mandated by the constitution. the president was officially sworn no office on january 20th, less than 24 hours ago. john roberts administered the oath during a private ceremony at the white house. unlike four years ago, this time they got it right. no do over needed. the ceremonies coincide with the national holiday of dr. martin luther king. president obama will be sworn in with two bibles, one owned by martin luther king jr. and the other by...
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every time it's a possible vote about obama, it's very hard for john boehner so say vote pro obama if that's his position. but i do think they got to get away from health care. they've got to find something on overall spending, something to do with corporate tax rates and entitlement reform. they can't go after the baby -- i'm calling it the baby. usually the kidnapper grabs the baby and asks for the money, this time they grab the money and ask for the baby. not going to turn over his baby. >> doesn't work that way. >> nobody turns over the baby. >> really powerful idea of course that if the guy in the screamer the town hall really the leader of the gop, to that end, with from within your book which is beautiful and poetic, you're really telling a story. not a how to guide. you say the credit for their civility, talking about reagan and tip o'neill's civility, goes not to the off duty shared irish stories but the joint loyalty to american self-government, what both men deplored more than each other's philosophy was stalemate. and that's what we don't have, tip and ronnie put country b
every time it's a possible vote about obama, it's very hard for john boehner so say vote pro obama if that's his position. but i do think they got to get away from health care. they've got to find something on overall spending, something to do with corporate tax rates and entitlement reform. they can't go after the baby -- i'm calling it the baby. usually the kidnapper grabs the baby and asks for the money, this time they grab the money and ask for the baby. not going to turn over his baby....
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it's the people who vote for obama. they're the enemy. >> if we look at what the president laid down in terms of what he can achieve in the rest of his time at the white house, we see him talking about a grand bargain, potentially, advocates for immigration reform are probably solidified in seeing the president raise their flag today and also the farm bill which i think might have caught people by surprise. >> i'm sorry to jump away from your question because i think he has his own legitimate agenda. the focus is do the majority have a right to run this country and does the majority still matter? is it paramount? is that to be respected? you look at cruz's face. he doesn't respect the reelection of president obama. look at mike leigh. they all run around as if we have all of these white people around there, but if they're better americans than the rest and we represent them, so what they're saying and it was on hannity last night. we can't wait for round two. they'll keep this on a rotational basis every two months beca
it's the people who vote for obama. they're the enemy. >> if we look at what the president laid down in terms of what he can achieve in the rest of his time at the white house, we see him talking about a grand bargain, potentially, advocates for immigration reform are probably solidified in seeing the president raise their flag today and also the farm bill which i think might have caught people by surprise. >> i'm sorry to jump away from your question because i think he has his own...
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why doesn't obama do it? >> i don't get it. he ought to put a real jobs agenda in fronts of the congress, real job creation. even if they're not going to pass it and then fight for it. jfk didn't stop proposing medicare because the congress wouldn't pass it. you've got to go out there and fight for those things you believe in. >> what would teddy kennedy do right now? i'm serious. right now. >> an infrastructure investment bank, which john kerry has been pushing very hard to get all of that money out there into those roads, those bridge, the railroads. get that construction spending going. that's one thing he'd do. you'd certainly extend unemployment compensation and you'd also draw some drieding lines with republicans. old-fashioned democratic. ask the country, who's fighting for the middle class, standing up for jobs and prove you were the one doing it. >> keep going. keep going. >> the another night the president said, well, i talked about change. you know, we're going to believe in, but i didn't mean change right away. i di
why doesn't obama do it? >> i don't get it. he ought to put a real jobs agenda in fronts of the congress, real job creation. even if they're not going to pass it and then fight for it. jfk didn't stop proposing medicare because the congress wouldn't pass it. you've got to go out there and fight for those things you believe in. >> what would teddy kennedy do right now? i'm serious. right now. >> an infrastructure investment bank, which john kerry has been pushing very hard to...
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>> well, universal background -- now, that's what president obama is now putting guard. let me talk about that. it's a fraud to call it universal. it's never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they can care less. you're not going to computerize -- you have seen you're not going to computerize the mental health records. the real title ought to be the check on law-abiding people all over this country. >> during that spirited interview with fox news' chris wallace, he found himself defending that controversial tv ad that brought the president's children into the gun debate. >> the president's kids are safe and we're thankful for it. >> they also fate a threat that don't face. >> tell that to people in newtown. >> you think the president's children are the same kind of target as every school child in america, that's ridiculous and you know it, sir? >> i think there are parents all over the country that think their kids are entitled to the same amount of protection when they go to school. >> they should have secret service? >> no. they should
>> well, universal background -- now, that's what president obama is now putting guard. let me talk about that. it's a fraud to call it universal. it's never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they can care less. you're not going to computerize -- you have seen you're not going to computerize the mental health records. the real title ought to be the check on law-abiding people all over this country. >> during that spirited interview with fox news'...
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read sanger's book and not denied by anyone, and it was george bush and expanded greatly by president obama. >> and you are a president watcher, but i thought he gave it away with the way he treated with gravity and the way he responded to the leaks and the anger of whoever did it was almost to me a statement, hey, this is what we are doing. and i don't want it out there. >> well, in fact, what mike rogers the chairman of the house intelligence committee who has been completely nonpartisan in all of this and has been given high marks by the white house and democrats is saying that he did not think that the president was tough enough in sending a tough enough signal to the aides, cut it out and stop it, this cannot take place the leaks, because this is an ongoing covert operation. >> this is president obama with the strong words for people he accused or been accused of leaking sensitive information about the very thing, the cyber attacks targeting iran's nuclear pr gram, and the details of the u.s. involvement in that came to light in "the new york times," and this is the president on it tod
read sanger's book and not denied by anyone, and it was george bush and expanded greatly by president obama. >> and you are a president watcher, but i thought he gave it away with the way he treated with gravity and the way he responded to the leaks and the anger of whoever did it was almost to me a statement, hey, this is what we are doing. and i don't want it out there. >> well, in fact, what mike rogers the chairman of the house intelligence committee who has been completely...
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changed a lot based on obama care. jim cramer is worked. i talked to larger ceos, some don't like it but it's not going to stop them. they are going to hire people and hire people with health insurance and those people's lives will be better and cost will go down. i don't think the argument that it is a giant threat to economy holds a lot of water when you don't have a lot of evidence to back it up. maybe a few months down the line companies will start complaining about it and tweak it more, but right now i see it as a talking point not on anything based on real evidence. >> ben, looking forward to the debt ceiling, you said the shutdown doesn't have a huge day to day impact, so you can understand why the markets aren't plummeting. are they discounting likelihood of a possibility of a debt ceiling -- debt default that really would have catastrophic consequences? >> i think there is a misunderstanding between wall street and washington on this. there is an understandably general sense that these crises are always resolv
changed a lot based on obama care. jim cramer is worked. i talked to larger ceos, some don't like it but it's not going to stop them. they are going to hire people and hire people with health insurance and those people's lives will be better and cost will go down. i don't think the argument that it is a giant threat to economy holds a lot of water when you don't have a lot of evidence to back it up. maybe a few months down the line companies will start complaining about it and tweak it more,...
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president obama has called this unprecedented yet it's notlogically binding. what are the breakthroughs and what's missing? because a lot of people are sayisa saying a lot is missing. >> the big part missing from the united states is a deal from capitol hill on congress and have not agreed to legislation. that makes it tough for other nations to be sure the united states will live up to it part of the bargain. a lot of people saying this is a lot of progress, a big step forward and yet to be determined how many people will follow what they've agreed to. >> does the climate deal actually represent a victory for the president or better to have a scaled back deal in place than no deal at all? >> certainly, it's farther than what we had under president george w. bush, what you will hear the white house say. it's what will end up happening if it ends up being a victory. the administration will say it's a victory and put a lot of emphasis on climate talks and sent their green cabinet and president obama closed the summit. made a dramatic deal of him storming into me
president obama has called this unprecedented yet it's notlogically binding. what are the breakthroughs and what's missing? because a lot of people are sayisa saying a lot is missing. >> the big part missing from the united states is a deal from capitol hill on congress and have not agreed to legislation. that makes it tough for other nations to be sure the united states will live up to it part of the bargain. a lot of people saying this is a lot of progress, a big step forward and yet to...
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last year, president obama signed the bill after it passed congress, almost entirely along party lines. since then, the plan has grown more controversial. the stimulus helped create or save 2 million jobs according to democrats. critics question that, pointing to an unemployment rate that soared past the administration's own projection. the current economic situation reflects how deeply the recession hit. >> i think people are frustrated with job growth. again, i think -- i used this statistic before. if you take how many jobs were lost in the most severe recession i think in most people's memories, the early 98 8 0s, and add that to the job loss in 2001 and 2002, add those all together and you don't have the job loss that we've seen since december of 2007. of course, people are frustrated. >> in a move to jump start jobs and fight climate change, the administration is granting $8 billion in federal dollars to build two nuclear reactors in the state of georgia. the president is focusing on the deficit with a plan to sign an extive order tomorrow to establish a bipartisan debt commissio
last year, president obama signed the bill after it passed congress, almost entirely along party lines. since then, the plan has grown more controversial. the stimulus helped create or save 2 million jobs according to democrats. critics question that, pointing to an unemployment rate that soared past the administration's own projection. the current economic situation reflects how deeply the recession hit. >> i think people are frustrated with job growth. again, i think -- i used this...
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they don't want obama care. they want a government that's open. and we've got a president who refuses to lead. that's the problem we have right now in this country. this president is stubborn. he wants to give speeches. he doesn't want to sit down and even talk about a single thing that can create a meeting of the minds when you have a split government. that's what's needed. we've got a president who is not willing to negotiate. that's the problem. >> mr. chairman, when we look at some of the introduce that have been given by some tea party favorites, michele bachmann, it seems like this has been the the plan all along. i just want to show it to everybody. take a look. >> we're really very energized today. we're very strong. this is about the happiest i've seen members in a long time because we see that we're starting to win this dialogue on a national level. >> all right. so starting to win this dialogue on a national level and "the washington post" is quoting grover nor quist saying that he pushed house republicans into traffic and wandered away
they don't want obama care. they want a government that's open. and we've got a president who refuses to lead. that's the problem we have right now in this country. this president is stubborn. he wants to give speeches. he doesn't want to sit down and even talk about a single thing that can create a meeting of the minds when you have a split government. that's what's needed. we've got a president who is not willing to negotiate. that's the problem. >> mr. chairman, when we look at some of...
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we want to begin with obama care and the eye popping enrollment numbers. for supporters, the results are not only disappoint, but also politically troubling. with close to 850,000 applications completed, gijust over 106,000 people have actually selected insurance plans between october 1 and november 2. you go inside those numbers, you learn this. 79,000 were from state based exchanges. that accounts for 75% of all the signups. that means just over 26,000 people getting their health care coverage through the federal program. that breaks down to just 1% of the estimated 48 million americans without health insurance. the congressional budget office expected 7 million individuals to sign up for obama care in the first year. in september, the white house said it expected 450,000 to sign up during the program's first month. so 450,000, 26,000. we want to get more on this from casey hunt from nbc news. i guess, first of all, if the site works great in a month, will this go away or now is this taking on a life of its own? >> well, it could, but the administration
we want to begin with obama care and the eye popping enrollment numbers. for supporters, the results are not only disappoint, but also politically troubling. with close to 850,000 applications completed, gijust over 106,000 people have actually selected insurance plans between october 1 and november 2. you go inside those numbers, you learn this. 79,000 were from state based exchanges. that accounts for 75% of all the signups. that means just over 26,000 people getting their health care...
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he did say the obama administration was running a no-huddle offense on america. first guns, then amnesty. but he went to say that if the plan would work the way senator rubio described it, that he would be for it. it would be important to do. it's a problem that needs to be solved. so the republicans rhetoric is meeting up with the electoral reality. but the problem is getting enough house members who feel like an incentive to do it back home. so many members are from deep red districts. the president has done something and that is to put it up as one big bill instead of chewable bites. that means the house might choke on it. >> so we e had the gang of eight. rubio is the shining star out of this. is he being boosted way up? >> absolutely. he's done more than talk. he's done something in washington, which is hard to do. and he went back on what he said less than two months ago. he told me at a politico breakfast he thought it would be smarter to do this in pieces, to build individual coalitions for the parts of the immigration bill. he's gone along with the big b
he did say the obama administration was running a no-huddle offense on america. first guns, then amnesty. but he went to say that if the plan would work the way senator rubio described it, that he would be for it. it would be important to do. it's a problem that needs to be solved. so the republicans rhetoric is meeting up with the electoral reality. but the problem is getting enough house members who feel like an incentive to do it back home. so many members are from deep red districts. the...
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this time it's about obama's tax cuts. >> obama for his part insisted to his party that this imperfect deal helps those hit hardest by the recession. america's middle class. meanwhile, some republicans have started to wonder if they made this deal too soon. got to rap ♪ the nation's taxpayers have a crisis ♪ ♪ they might stop paying their taxes like wesley snipes ♪ >> in his latest effort to win support from his own party obama enlisted the services of former president clinton. oh, yeah. with obama swings this way and that only makes sense to call in the biggest swinger of all, the smoothest of them all, the barry white of democratic politics, slick willie, bill clinton's a bad mother -- >> shut your mouth. >> i'm just talking about bill clinton. >> i can dig it. it just gets funnier every time he welcomes paul rudd and alan black weeknights 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> it's time for your "first look" at entertainment news. last night at the premiere of his latest film johnny depp gave swarms of fans more than their money's worth. he waded into a hug
this time it's about obama's tax cuts. >> obama for his part insisted to his party that this imperfect deal helps those hit hardest by the recession. america's middle class. meanwhile, some republicans have started to wonder if they made this deal too soon. got to rap ♪ the nation's taxpayers have a crisis ♪ ♪ they might stop paying their taxes like wesley snipes ♪ >> in his latest effort to win support from his own party obama enlisted the services of former president...
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we don't know why non hispanics and blacks still approve of obama and we don't know if all of obama's critics are white racists. i think a lot of media organizations trot these polls out in an attempt to tell some story that isn't there. >> the whole story about the left and liberals and democrats deserting obama is overblown. you can see his numbers are still holding up there. in fact, moderates still 54%, still support him. we're at numbers that basically clinton was out. reagan was a little under. george herbert walker bush was the only one who was up at this time in his presidency. these polls don't matter, but they tell us some stories are overblown. >> i don't know that 45% approval is holding up. i'm sure he'd like it to be a little higher. there are other polls with lower numbers. >> you have covered, you get this and the way washington functions in a way few people do and if you look at the culture of division, split any way you want. where do we stand in the divided culture of debate and problem solving going to the keli goff conversation we were just having as opposed to mo
we don't know why non hispanics and blacks still approve of obama and we don't know if all of obama's critics are white racists. i think a lot of media organizations trot these polls out in an attempt to tell some story that isn't there. >> the whole story about the left and liberals and democrats deserting obama is overblown. you can see his numbers are still holding up there. in fact, moderates still 54%, still support him. we're at numbers that basically clinton was out. reagan was a...
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the white house tells us that president obama is working on that speech. analysts say he'd be smart not to make it a partisan speech, sort of keep it down the middle. >> all right. traci potts in washington, thank you. msnbc will have wall-to-wall coverage of president obama's second inauguration on monday beginning with a special edition of "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. >>> here's your first look at this morning's scrambled dish of politics. house republicans are holding a retreat in williamsburg, virginia. the gop is focusing on a number of key areas, one of them being how to reach out to minority voters. this particular session is being held in a room named for a wealthy 18th century slave owner. probably not the best choice. >>> president obama's political organization will now become a tax exempt group to support his second-term agenda. obama for america will relaunch on sunday after he takes the official oath of office. wax statues of president obama and the first lady got an updated look, including more grey hair for the president. the wa
the white house tells us that president obama is working on that speech. analysts say he'd be smart not to make it a partisan speech, sort of keep it down the middle. >> all right. traci potts in washington, thank you. msnbc will have wall-to-wall coverage of president obama's second inauguration on monday beginning with a special edition of "morning joe" live from washington, d.c. >>> here's your first look at this morning's scrambled dish of politics. house...
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four years ago the same newspaper endorsed barack obama for president. so obviously the romney camp thinks it's a pretty big deal. >> in business news, google's earnings came in earlier than expected because of a computer glitch. it was the company's results that drove down the company shares and google wasn't the only tech giant to miss the mark. let's get an early look at the markets with cnbc's karen cho live in london. karen? >> thanks, mika. the question is whether they hit a brick wall or if this is a hiccup for the stock. goog the shares hit an all-time earlier this month. investors looked at the google strategy and how it was earning revenue from search and mobile. many people thought it started to get the jump on facebook. if you saw the earnings announcement yesterday, there was concern that perhaps this is a company just in transition, a bit like facebook, chasing those advertising dollars. it hasn't fully executed the triple somersault and landed on its feet. there was an almost of course on the mobility, the acquisition that google is settli
four years ago the same newspaper endorsed barack obama for president. so obviously the romney camp thinks it's a pretty big deal. >> in business news, google's earnings came in earlier than expected because of a computer glitch. it was the company's results that drove down the company shares and google wasn't the only tech giant to miss the mark. let's get an early look at the markets with cnbc's karen cho live in london. karen? >> thanks, mika. the question is whether they hit a...
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looked like when president obama wainaugurated this past januy? the paraphnaa overload, the flags, t-shirts, pins, posters? well, ghanans have produced simir smattering of stuff in nor of obama's visit. the airporwas all spruced up. there are billboards showing the ghanan presint with president obama and a word i will not pronounce that means welcome me, i'm guessing a vague sort rerence to the president' paternal ancestry kenya given the fact he has never set foot in ghana before. no matter. he will delivea speech to parliament tomorrow. u.s.mbassies in multiple african capitals ll be screening the speech li. inierra leone movie theaters will show the speech and in kenya voice ofmerica will stream the president's speh ve ovecell phones. er in somalia, however, guarantees of anything like that. somalia is csidered to have been a failed state for the past 18years and tay, as president obama ard in ghana in western africa, islamt insurgent fighters in the eastern rn of africa nation thatost americans learned about through "bckhawk down" got a terrif
looked like when president obama wainaugurated this past januy? the paraphnaa overload, the flags, t-shirts, pins, posters? well, ghanans have produced simir smattering of stuff in nor of obama's visit. the airporwas all spruced up. there are billboards showing the ghanan presint with president obama and a word i will not pronounce that means welcome me, i'm guessing a vague sort rerence to the president' paternal ancestry kenya given the fact he has never set foot in ghana before. no matter....
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>>> august has been a cruel mon for president obama. republicans are making the case he's going too far in expanding the role of government in our lives. liberal democrats and the folks on the net roots say he's not going far enough. the party in power generally loses many seats in the midterm elections, and nate silver, owe who is a pretty smart by on 538.com. he's saying there's ample reason for democrats to be very worried about next year's elections, perhaps deeply so about those 2020 results.
>>> august has been a cruel mon for president obama. republicans are making the case he's going too far in expanding the role of government in our lives. liberal democrats and the folks on the net roots say he's not going far enough. the party in power generally loses many seats in the midterm elections, and nate silver, owe who is a pretty smart by on 538.com. he's saying there's ample reason for democrats to be very worried about next year's elections, perhaps deeply so about those...
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. >> the gop is gearing up to hone in on the glitches in registering for obama care. is that really what we are going to see play out now? it's not known how many people were able to register online. is this really an attacking point? >> you know, i think it is. i think if there's one thing the republicans did successfully in all this, they forced the issue of obama care back to the forefront of the political discourse. as we head into 2014, obama care remains largely a polarizing issue and one i think many americans are unsure of. as you mentioned, we are not sure how successful or unsuccessful that launch was. >> yeah, we are still waiting for the numbers. thanks, have a great weekend. >> thanks for having me. >>> a frightening school bus hijacking with a knife and 11 kids on board. >> the sistine chapel has a big problem. we are xwoung to tell you what it is. of providing a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. if you look at a khan academy video, they cover everything from basic arithmetic to calculus, trigonometry, finance. you can really just get what
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president obama was told buchanan's health had taken a turn for the worst. on monday night, the president ordered the u.s. military to launch the rescue operation. today vice president joe biden said they had simply run out of options. >> the president authorized yesterday because the special operations forces said this was the time. jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s, so we wanted to act. and they did. >> at the danish refugee council where the two worked, incredible relief. >> very happy to hear that this very hardship situation has been for more than three months, that it is now over. >> amazing. none of the navy s.e.a.l.s was even injured in that raid. >>> u.s. markets will open at the highest level since late spring this morning after the federal reserve pledged to keep short-term interest rates near zero for three more years. let's take an early look at the markets. steve sedgwick is live in london. steve, good morning stpwhrr very good morning to you. very mixed picture on the corporate earnings. but the federal
president obama was told buchanan's health had taken a turn for the worst. on monday night, the president ordered the u.s. military to launch the rescue operation. today vice president joe biden said they had simply run out of options. >> the president authorized yesterday because the special operations forces said this was the time. jessica's health was beginning to decline. she's a young woman in her 30s, so we wanted to act. and they did. >> at the danish refugee council where...
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the meeting produced a blueprint to defund obama care. that called for really shutting down the government over the health law. now, richard, this is what the president is talking about. this is the politics that get skewed. right? >> sure it is, but we've seen this movie before. in the clinton years it was called impeachment. where they didn't know how to deal with a successful democrat who could get re-elected, so they come together in a pretty organized way with a singular goal of not just gumming up a piece of legislation, but taking down a presidency. that's what really this is about. it is about something bigger than actually this president at this point. it's about constitutional balance of power. but their goal here, look. they tried this in the first term. remember? they met on the eve of the first inauguration to say how do we stop this guy? give him nothing. that didn't work. okay. so they got back in the midterms. but the legislative agenda, obama care went through and other stuff. this is the same again, but it's even worse.
the meeting produced a blueprint to defund obama care. that called for really shutting down the government over the health law. now, richard, this is what the president is talking about. this is the politics that get skewed. right? >> sure it is, but we've seen this movie before. in the clinton years it was called impeachment. where they didn't know how to deal with a successful democrat who could get re-elected, so they come together in a pretty organized way with a singular goal of not...
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that's the old fight sigh of barack obama. anyway, she's running and she could win. she could win by the way. who knows what will happen next time around. there is no denying this candidate, sarah palin, has the sizzle. >>> now for the big numbers. over seas wars are expensive, especially in places like afghanistan. well, the country has no sea ports, not enough airports, and ours are in remote areas. so consider this from the pentagon. how much is spent -- you won't forget this number -- an average gallon of gas for our soldiers there in afghanistan? $400 a gallon. about $100 times what it costs here, 100 times what it costs here if you figure $4 for a gallon. i guess it is for regular. maybe it's for premium. $400 a gallon to put gas in the jeeps over there in the tanks, et cetera, et cetera. tonight's unbelievably big number. that's "hardball for now. coming up, "your business." so is campbell's healthy request soup. low in fat and cholesterol, heart healthy levels of sodium, and taste you'll love. chef: we're all kind of excited about it. guy: mmm! i can see why.
that's the old fight sigh of barack obama. anyway, she's running and she could win. she could win by the way. who knows what will happen next time around. there is no denying this candidate, sarah palin, has the sizzle. >>> now for the big numbers. over seas wars are expensive, especially in places like afghanistan. well, the country has no sea ports, not enough airports, and ours are in remote areas. so consider this from the pentagon. how much is spent -- you won't forget this number...
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is november a referendum for obama? >> november is a choice election, and the reality is i listen to john talk about the agenda in the senate. the republicans have been the job killers in the senate. in essence, they have used the filibuster in an unprecedented way in the nation's history to stop progress on everything we have tried to do. so as we are trying to help the private sector grow jobs by giving them tax incentives, net operating laws, bonus appreciation, incentives to hire people, they have said no, no, no, no. the problem is, in this choice election, it will be far less than the president. it will be about whether or not we go back to the bush economic policies, the policies that john kyle, the number two republican in the senate said -- >> you just heard your colleague from the house say, look, it's going to be perceived as a referendum on obama. >> no, i think what chris said, at the end of the day, the results, whatever they are, positive or negative, may be viewed that way. but when john kyle says you do
is november a referendum for obama? >> november is a choice election, and the reality is i listen to john talk about the agenda in the senate. the republicans have been the job killers in the senate. in essence, they have used the filibuster in an unprecedented way in the nation's history to stop progress on everything we have tried to do. so as we are trying to help the private sector grow jobs by giving them tax incentives, net operating laws, bonus appreciation, incentives to hire...
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obama care individual mandate suspended permanently. the white house has issued these special rules about the individual mandate. special rule waiver of criminal penalties. to timely pay any penalty imposed by this section. such hall not be subject to any criminal prosecution. with respect to any property of a taxpayer by reason. >> the language of the special rule suspending the collection of the penalty and of the individual mandate forever was hidden by the white house until tonight in a place they were sure no white house correspondents would ever find it. on page 131 of the affordable care act signed into law by president obama on march 2010. t? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee, affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. get up to $140 in mail-in rebates when you buy four select tires with the ford service credit card.
obama care individual mandate suspended permanently. the white house has issued these special rules about the individual mandate. special rule waiver of criminal penalties. to timely pay any penalty imposed by this section. such hall not be subject to any criminal prosecution. with respect to any property of a taxpayer by reason. >> the language of the special rule suspending the collection of the penalty and of the individual mandate forever was hidden by the white house until tonight in...
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the interagency task force on veteran small business development, established this year by president obama. great to see both of you. >> thanks, j.j. >> thank you so much. >> this is such an important topic. hearing those stories that we just heard in the beginning, just break my heart. maria, i'm sure you must hear these every day. tell me what this task force is aiming to do? >> j.j., we are so excited about the veterans business task force. it's an interagency task force, so we have a number of federal agencies at the table, but even more importantly, we have representatives from veteran serving groups like the american legion, vets force, student veterans of american, and we also have the secretary of veterans affairs from the state of new mexico, who's on the task force with us. >> so -- >> our mission, i'm sorry. >> your mission, go ahead? >> our mission is clear, we want to make sure we're connecting the dots in the most effective way, to make sure veterans have access to cap stall, expanding business opportunities through federal contracting and we're reducing the paperwork in the
the interagency task force on veteran small business development, established this year by president obama. great to see both of you. >> thanks, j.j. >> thank you so much. >> this is such an important topic. hearing those stories that we just heard in the beginning, just break my heart. maria, i'm sure you must hear these every day. tell me what this task force is aiming to do? >> j.j., we are so excited about the veterans business task force. it's an interagency task...
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so, we're talking about a situation where obama has negative leverage. if he comes out and says he supports one thing that drives the incentive on the right to push things more. what will eventually end this stalemate? i tend to think wall street has more leverage with william of the road in the house and it is a marvel that eric cantor can be seen as a bellwether within the house congressional congress, but that's where we're at. and certainly, president obama and democratic leadership has with house republicans -- >> and all of the pundit-driven appeals to say ah, this turns off moderate voters. there are no moderate voters voting in these. dave >> thanks rachel. >> tick tok. tick tok. we will be right back. i'm a careful investor. when you do what i do, you think about risk. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prepared for the long haul. ishares minimum volatility etfs. investments designed for a smoother ride. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. i
so, we're talking about a situation where obama has negative leverage. if he comes out and says he supports one thing that drives the incentive on the right to push things more. what will eventually end this stalemate? i tend to think wall street has more leverage with william of the road in the house and it is a marvel that eric cantor can be seen as a bellwether within the house congressional congress, but that's where we're at. and certainly, president obama and democratic leadership has...
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president obama made the announcement around midnight eastern time. local tv in pakistan has been showing these pictures. the place where the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks was thought to have died. an official tells nbc news that in accordance with islamic tradition, he has been buried at sea. in other news across the south, survivors of last week's devastating tornadoes took part in sunday services a they coped with the disaster. yesterday, homeland security secretary, janet napolitano toured the damage. the space shuttle "endeavour" will not be laujing on its final mission until next sunday because of a technical problem. the news sent mark kelly and his wife, gabrielle giffords, back to houston. >>> and pope john paul ii is one step closer to sainthood after his beatification. 100 million people led the mass, which was led by pope benedict. >>> as we mentioned throughout the night, crowds have spontaneously come together in cities across the country to mark this milestone in u.s. history. president obama took to the air waves just before midnight
president obama made the announcement around midnight eastern time. local tv in pakistan has been showing these pictures. the place where the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks was thought to have died. an official tells nbc news that in accordance with islamic tradition, he has been buried at sea. in other news across the south, survivors of last week's devastating tornadoes took part in sunday services a they coped with the disaster. yesterday, homeland security secretary, janet napolitano toured...
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president obama says all of the above. we need solar and wind and inexpensive natural gas. >> epa is on your side? >> absolutely. >> you will be in the audience tonight? >> absolutely. wouldn't miss it for the world. >> the first of three colorado governors that we have on this show. i challenge any other show to have claimed that today. you will hear from a couple more joining us in moments coming up. plus obama versus romney on the issues voters care most about like taxes, foreign policy and health care. who comes out on top? we will dig deeper next. first i have to show you their schedules today. i think everybody knows where they will be at 9:00 p.m. eastern and 7:00 p.m. mountain. it is the easiest place to watch "monday night football." not too early and not too late. you are watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. [ "human" by the human league playing ] humans. we mean well, but we're imperfect creatures living in a beautifully imperfect world. it's amazing we've made it is far. maybe it's because when one of us mess
president obama says all of the above. we need solar and wind and inexpensive natural gas. >> epa is on your side? >> absolutely. >> you will be in the audience tonight? >> absolutely. wouldn't miss it for the world. >> the first of three colorado governors that we have on this show. i challenge any other show to have claimed that today. you will hear from a couple more joining us in moments coming up. plus obama versus romney on the issues voters care most about...
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i don't believe that president obama -- under present obama we ares ro as we shod be as nioor- d beev atunr pridt mn w wlde roer >>ete k u,ouen do a advisers still call it, the soviet union, is the number one threat facing america today? >> i believe that governor romney believes that russia has not been conducive in terms of trying to contain iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. they've undermined the u.n. security council efforts to stop that. the fact is, i think, that, you know, when you heard president obama say we're going to have a reset with russia, i don't think that he is -- actually his policy toward russia has been an prent for thenid states. and beeve that we ne t unrsndharuias t lpg rate ntni in. tt' pbay e t mt poanprriese ves naonig n. iaiathee ony. gerh about the president's record. let me play one portion of that. >> he's asking us to accept that washington knows best and can provide all. we've already seen where that path leads. it erodes freedom. it deadens the entrepreneurial spirit. and it hurts the very people it's supposed to help. those who promise to spread
i don't believe that president obama -- under present obama we ares ro as we shod be as nioor- d beev atunr pridt mn w wlde roer >>ete k u,ouen do a advisers still call it, the soviet union, is the number one threat facing america today? >> i believe that governor romney believes that russia has not been conducive in terms of trying to contain iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. they've undermined the u.n. security council efforts to stop that. the fact is, i think, that, you...
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president obama talking about gm live in just a few minutes and the show starts right now. >>> up first, the elephant in the room as the republicans, the new party in power, officially presenting their leadership team within the last hour. >> this is not about us. it's about the american people. we're going to focus on creating jobs, cutting spending and reforming the way congress does its business. >> but they may be ignoring the elephant in the room. we cannot cut our way out of the hole this country is in. education, energy, one of the most energy efficient systems in the world. sounds like an opportunity to create work and investment. no? we've got to build our way out if we're going to get out of this hole and joining us first with his thoughts on how to do it, outgoing chair, mike pence of indiana. nice of the you back. what is your, again, understanding the power of the congress and politics in this country, how can you use the newfound power that you've accumulated to incentivize, create, that builds those jobs as opposed to just sort of cutting, but we know cutting's not going
president obama talking about gm live in just a few minutes and the show starts right now. >>> up first, the elephant in the room as the republicans, the new party in power, officially presenting their leadership team within the last hour. >> this is not about us. it's about the american people. we're going to focus on creating jobs, cutting spending and reforming the way congress does its business. >> but they may be ignoring the elephant in the room. we cannot cut our way...
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i've never met barack obama. but i believe it's mitt's time. i believe that the country needs the kind of leadership that he is going to be able to offer and i believe he is the person that can turn around this economy. so i think it is, it's our turn now. >> the latest gallup daily tracking poll puts romney and the president in a statistical tie, mitt romney up two points, well within the margin of error a daily tracking poll, a snapshot of what the race looks like with rick santorum no longer around. polling from "reuters" gives president obama a four-point advantage over mitt romney in a general election matchup. a cnn poll puts the president's lead, though, at nine points. >>> those early numbers aside, the presidential election is shaping up as a test of the economy as we all expected. with taxes and jobs at the forefront of the national conversation. in an interview last night, romney was asked, whether his personal fortune isolates him from the struggles of average americans. >> the story out now that there's an elevator for your cars in
i've never met barack obama. but i believe it's mitt's time. i believe that the country needs the kind of leadership that he is going to be able to offer and i believe he is the person that can turn around this economy. so i think it is, it's our turn now. >> the latest gallup daily tracking poll puts romney and the president in a statistical tie, mitt romney up two points, well within the margin of error a daily tracking poll, a snapshot of what the race looks like with rick santorum no...
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if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> what do you think she's going to say? of course she's going to say that. in leaked excerpts of her book "america by heart," palin takes aim at her grandson's father, levi johnston and reality tv stars ironically since her daughter is a huge reality star. on levi she writes, "of course we all had to bite our tongues more than once as trip's father went on a media tour through hollywood and new york spreading untruths and exaggerated rhetoric. it was disgusting to watch as his 15 minutes of fame were exploited by supposed adults taking advantage of a lost kid. but we knew him well enough to see how confused he was during that time. and our hearts broke for him and the price he would pay." and her daughter bristol may be featured on "dancing with the stars," but palin bashes another reality show. writing "on american idol the self-esteem-enhanced but talent deprived performers eventually learn the truth after after they've embarrassed themselves, they are told in no u
if it's a good thing. >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. >> what do you think she's going to say? of course she's going to say that. in leaked excerpts of her book "america by heart," palin takes aim at her grandson's father, levi johnston and reality tv stars ironically since her daughter is a huge reality star. on levi she writes, "of course we all had to bite our tongues more than once as trip's father went on a media...
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that's aot of comparing president obama to hitler and plse sign he if you and li the obama is inviting the muslim brotherhood to destroy america ad campaign? that's a lot of money, b this is what the campaign is going to start to look like from here on out. when the campaign gets tough, the campaigning gets weird and stand weirdly nasty. inus i a distinguished senior fellow bob, thank you for being here. a difficult survey, right? >> that's a great survey. >> my favorite part is your choices on how abysmalresi obis, hiser performance. after you get to abysmal, there's still lower choices for you. so underground tactics like this. this isn't quite the racist campaign flier under the windshield w in the chu int, i the digital age version of that. how do you know whether or not this stuffs going to work? >> the the first thing you need to to know about the gop is this is a party that needs ofessional counselling. they don't believe in olution, thonel t president was born in this country. they don't believe the polls now. so now they are running these weir ads. but they are in fantasy land
that's aot of comparing president obama to hitler and plse sign he if you and li the obama is inviting the muslim brotherhood to destroy america ad campaign? that's a lot of money, b this is what the campaign is going to start to look like from here on out. when the campaign gets tough, the campaigning gets weird and stand weirdly nasty. inus i a distinguished senior fellow bob, thank you for being here. a difficult survey, right? >> that's a great survey. >> my favorite part is...
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so for instance, president obama won virginia by four points last november. thereby earning all 13 of the state's electoral votes. but republicans in virginia who control the state legislature and the governorship have seen intent on changing the rules. the idea to award one electoral vote per congressional district along with a two-vote bonus for winning the most districts. under this formula, what had been a 13-0 obama sweep of virginia last year would have become a 9-4 romney triumph. this is part of a trend. republicans thanks to the wave elections of 2010 control governorships in a number of big blue states. now, with the gop's national chairman cheering them on, republicans in many of the states are talking more and more about pursuing similar rules changes. the effect could be massive. currently, two states, maine and nebraska, award electoral votes by congressional districts. only once in nebraska in 2008 resulted in the vote going to a candidate that didn't win the statewide popular vote but the math changes in bigger states where democratic voting p
so for instance, president obama won virginia by four points last november. thereby earning all 13 of the state's electoral votes. but republicans in virginia who control the state legislature and the governorship have seen intent on changing the rules. the idea to award one electoral vote per congressional district along with a two-vote bonus for winning the most districts. under this formula, what had been a 13-0 obama sweep of virginia last year would have become a 9-4 romney triumph. this...
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i don't condone calling president obama hitler and paingt swastikas on signs at town halls. all that was true and i said it right on the air but unfortunately we bungled the visual. we showed you representative cathy mcmorris-rodger but incorrectly labeled her on screen as a democrat. she is a republican. i very much apologize for the error. >>> finally, you might remember that back in june the obama justice department filed a brief defending the defense of marriage act. that was passed during the clinton administration. the obama administration brief contained some very jerry falwell like language stating not only that the defense of marriage act was constitutional but that consensual, same sex marriage between two adults was legally comparable to the marriage of an uncle to his niece or to underage marriage. nice. well, today the justice department filed another brief. again, defending doma because the administration says it's standard practice for the department to defend all federal laws, even the ones it doesn't agree with. but this time there has been a remarkable chan
i don't condone calling president obama hitler and paingt swastikas on signs at town halls. all that was true and i said it right on the air but unfortunately we bungled the visual. we showed you representative cathy mcmorris-rodger but incorrectly labeled her on screen as a democrat. she is a republican. i very much apologize for the error. >>> finally, you might remember that back in june the obama justice department filed a brief defending the defense of marriage act. that was...
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this comes as mitt romney continues his push to criticize the obama administration. yesterday he slammed vice president biden for comments me during a recent visit to china. speaking to a group of students, the vice president seemed to condone china's controversial one child policy saying, quote, your policy has been one which i fully understand. i'm not second guessing of one child per family. the result being that you're in a position where one wage earner will be taking care of four retired people, not sustainable. the part about him not second guessing that got so many people excited. romney responded calling china's policy gruesome and bar bear rick. he went on to say there can be no defense of a government that endwanlg there is stairization and forced abortions. rick perry said such remarks demonstrate a moral indifference on the part of the obama administration. late yesterday, the vice president's office pushed back saying the white house strongly opposes the chinese policy and the vice president thinks such practices are, quote, repugnant. and as the 2012 p
this comes as mitt romney continues his push to criticize the obama administration. yesterday he slammed vice president biden for comments me during a recent visit to china. speaking to a group of students, the vice president seemed to condone china's controversial one child policy saying, quote, your policy has been one which i fully understand. i'm not second guessing of one child per family. the result being that you're in a position where one wage earner will be taking care of four retired...
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>> well, you know, there might be some things about obama that obama can't change they don't like. but at the end of the day, i think there's a lot of anger, frustration among working people. and some of them, not all, don't know what to do with the federati frustration, and they point it in the wrong direction. at the end of the day, we've got to do a lot more education, we've got to do a lot more engagement. and, you know, i'm thinking about reaching out to people who represent, you know, over the road truckers to say hey look, guys, you know the deal. let's talk about what we can really do to help your people out. let's start out with making sure we open up the government and that the highway folks and the folks who run the department of transportation are on the job to make sure there's health, safety and other sort of things being looked after. i can tell you this. you know, we've got a lot more organizing to do. >> well, there's three-and-a-half million truckers in this country. and i think they wanted to get 3,000 there. okay? i find it very interesting that this was a flop.
>> well, you know, there might be some things about obama that obama can't change they don't like. but at the end of the day, i think there's a lot of anger, frustration among working people. and some of them, not all, don't know what to do with the federati frustration, and they point it in the wrong direction. at the end of the day, we've got to do a lot more education, we've got to do a lot more engagement. and, you know, i'm thinking about reaching out to people who represent, you...
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president obama is encouraging the nation's governors to work together as the standoff over union rights and budget cuts in wisconsin enters a third week. tracie potts joins us now from washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. protesters may have been forced out of wisconsin state capitol but the budget battle continues with democrats hiding out across state lines preventing a vote on what the governor says could cost them 1500 jobs. he wants to make deep cuts including cutting collective bargaining for state employees. governor scott walker on "meet the press" says if they don't act soon, the state could lose $155 million by tomorrow. now here in washington, they're focusing on the budget also. will there be a government shutdown by friday? democrats and republicans trying to come up with a compromise that at this point looks like it may include extending the current budget for another two weeks but with $4 billion in cuts. the problem is they're looking at the smallest part of the budget. and over the weekend, we saw president obama
president obama is encouraging the nation's governors to work together as the standoff over union rights and budget cuts in wisconsin enters a third week. tracie potts joins us now from washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. protesters may have been forced out of wisconsin state capitol but the budget battle continues with democrats hiding out across state lines preventing a vote on what the governor says could cost them 1500 jobs. he...
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can president obama stand up to them next time? then democrats gave away a lot in this deal. how are they going to sell this thing to their voters when they get home this august? we're going to talk to two members of the house, u.s. congressman steve israel who backed the deal, and congressman barney frank who voted nay. plus politics aside. what this deal did to the economy. wow. the dow fell 265 points today. it was down for the eighth day in a row. a first rough reaction. not a good one at what congress did. president obama says the deal will make things stronger, but if you want to know what happens when you cut government spending during tough times, take a look way back to 1937 during the new deal. we know how that story ends. and the mittness protection program. mitt romney, the republican front ronnor, the guy who says he can run a business and fix the economy, but he's been awfully quiet on the debt issue. call him a debt dodger. finally, let me finish with mugger and the victim who got away this time. let's begin with what the tea party will do next time around. nbc
can president obama stand up to them next time? then democrats gave away a lot in this deal. how are they going to sell this thing to their voters when they get home this august? we're going to talk to two members of the house, u.s. congressman steve israel who backed the deal, and congressman barney frank who voted nay. plus politics aside. what this deal did to the economy. wow. the dow fell 265 points today. it was down for the eighth day in a row. a first rough reaction. not a good one at...
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i was very -- i was not surprised by president obama's speech. sounded like jimmy carter 30 years ago talking about cutting defense and massively cutting defense and increasing taxes on the evil rich, that accidentally -- incidentally create the jobs in this country. it was pretty much what i expected. >> you're with congressman ryan and his plan which according to the president would increase what siors pay for health care by $6,000 a year, you're okay with that difference? >> i was listening to the congressman from new jersey, no wonder that place is so screwed up like it is with people like that running it. >> let me stop you for a second. when you say things like that this is when people have a hard time taking people seriously when you're from the state. we can have a civilized conversation based on the facts, don't you? >> we have a surplus while they have a tremendous deficit and it's that kind of thinking. why do you have to increase taxes on the rich or seniors lose their health care? what about the department of education? what about th
i was very -- i was not surprised by president obama's speech. sounded like jimmy carter 30 years ago talking about cutting defense and massively cutting defense and increasing taxes on the evil rich, that accidentally -- incidentally create the jobs in this country. it was pretty much what i expected. >> you're with congressman ryan and his plan which according to the president would increase what siors pay for health care by $6,000 a year, you're okay with that difference? >> i...
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can we get obama care delayed? no. can we delayed the specific individual mandates in obama care? no. >> they wanted to keep it on obama care, but they are running on the idea of demands until david vitter came up with a whole new list of weird demands specifically about obama care. can we deny health insurance covered specifically to the president himself and the vice president? that was actually one of their demands. answer, no. >> can we mess with the health insurance for congressional staffers? democrats said no. can we mess with the health insurance specifically of members of the president's cabinet? that is what we want in exchange for reopening the government. no. then they said, make it so birth control is not covered by people's health insurance anymore. can we have that? no. >> keystone pipe line? no. >> changing the pensions of federal employees? no expanded oil drilling, please can we have expanded oil drilling? democrats said no. neutrality, nope. >> the pollution rules for new coal-fired power plants. we demand you repeal those. democrats said no. democrats, i said n
can we get obama care delayed? no. can we delayed the specific individual mandates in obama care? no. >> they wanted to keep it on obama care, but they are running on the idea of demands until david vitter came up with a whole new list of weird demands specifically about obama care. can we deny health insurance covered specifically to the president himself and the vice president? that was actually one of their demands. answer, no. >> can we mess with the health insurance for...
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by panetta 15 days before the first inauguration of president obama. so, i think it's a real reach to say he was a member of the obama administration. >> i'm curious also as someone who was very active in organizing on the fight defensive security in the antiwar movement and with move on. you talk about this pendulum. there's going to be this big rally tomorrow in washington, d.c. how do you as an organizer, a former organizer, if you ever become a former organizer, understand how you kind of create mass mobilization around an issue that can seem as abstract as some office somewhere might be reading some stray e-mail of mine. >> well, it's hard work. i think the first thing is you can't do it alone. first obligation of any organizer is to bring other people into the movement to get other people involve. ed. >> and it's through that sort of building of community, bringing people together, forming kind of a coalitions and that you build power eventually. that's the basics of organizing. >> do you think that we're going to see more of this? i think the li
by panetta 15 days before the first inauguration of president obama. so, i think it's a real reach to say he was a member of the obama administration. >> i'm curious also as someone who was very active in organizing on the fight defensive security in the antiwar movement and with move on. you talk about this pendulum. there's going to be this big rally tomorrow in washington, d.c. how do you as an organizer, a former organizer, if you ever become a former organizer, understand how you...
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he has spent what one aide called a lot of talking about obama 2.0. what is obama 2.0? what comes next? >> a couple of different things. we've got to address problems that sit before us. we have a medium and long-term fiscal situation that we all understand is unsustainable and it will only be solved if the two parties are willing to work together. most importantly, we passed some important legislation that decr creates a foundation for long-term economic growth. wall street reform and health care reform. it's going to take a lot of coordinated energy and work to implement those. i think that's what the president -- you'll see the president focused on in the next two years, regardless, quite frankly, of -- >> how do you say to the voters, i hear you. there's going to be some kind of course correction? what does that look like? >> i think we'll have time to figure it out after the election when we know the final results. right now the president's focus is gon getting our economy stronger and moving forward. >> you said you would never trade the job of press secretary. do
he has spent what one aide called a lot of talking about obama 2.0. what is obama 2.0? what comes next? >> a couple of different things. we've got to address problems that sit before us. we have a medium and long-term fiscal situation that we all understand is unsustainable and it will only be solved if the two parties are willing to work together. most importantly, we passed some important legislation that decr creates a foundation for long-term economic growth. wall street reform and...
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romney will out raise obama. it won't be an amount that will make the difference. >> let me ask you about the democratic tactic that we're start to go see rolled out over the weekend. debbie wasserman schultz was talking about mitt romney's swiss bank accounts, among others, and i'm wondering if you guys think that this is going to work. i mean, the idea is, you know, somehow talking about his money and his investments overseas, i'm not sure what the message is. >> it's not about that. >> bad investor? what is it? >> this is what -- we saw a preview of this in the republican primaries. >> sure. >> newt gingrich, rick perry, to a lesser extent rick santorum played the class card. especially in south carolina where mitt romney got absolutely whomped. the idea is we're living in the era of the great depression, there is a consciousness for the first time about this pampered super after fluent elite, the top 1% that's been immune. >> romney's hamptons fundraiser. the democrats want to say that the republican party --
romney will out raise obama. it won't be an amount that will make the difference. >> let me ask you about the democratic tactic that we're start to go see rolled out over the weekend. debbie wasserman schultz was talking about mitt romney's swiss bank accounts, among others, and i'm wondering if you guys think that this is going to work. i mean, the idea is, you know, somehow talking about his money and his investments overseas, i'm not sure what the message is. >> it's not about...